House number



July 16, 1957 w. A. CURTZE HOUSE NUMBER Filed Nov. 23, 1954 R m m mUnited States Patent HOUSE NUMBER Walter A. Curtze, Erie, Pa.

Application November 23, 1954, Serial No. 470,672

2 Claims. (Cl. 40-140) This invention is intended to make a house numberin which desired combinations of numerals can be quickly and permanentlyassembled. The construction comprises a frame having parallel bars heldin spaced relation by a ring and having opposed slots open at at leastone end and slidably receiving numeral carrying plates. The bars aremade of soft malleable material such as aluminum so that when thedesired combination of plates is assembled, the plates can bepermanently locked in place by peening the lips of the slots againsteach plate.

In the drawing Fig. l is a front View of the house number, Fig. 2 is anend view, Fig .3 is a perspective from the back, and Fig. 4 is anenlarged section showing how the plates are held in place.

The supporting frame for the house number comprises a ring 1 on thefront face of which are two parallel bars 2 extending chordwise acrossthe ring and having opposed slots 3 in the edges of the bars. The slotsface each other and slidably receive opposite ends of plates 4 and 5.The plates 4 carry numerals 6 and the plates are blank or filler plateswhich fill in the space in the frame so the desired numeral combinationcan be centered in the frame.

Patented July 16, 1957 The bars 2 can conveniently be cast integral withthe ring 1 from a malleable metal such as soft aluminum. The slots 3 canbe milled in opposed edges 7 of the bars, the slots being slightly widerthan thickness of the plates 4, 5 so the plates can be easily slid inplace.

To lock the plates permanently in place, the assembly is laid face downon a smooth solid surface and the lips 8 of the slots are peened againstthe plates with a hammer. While the assembly is face down, there is notendency for the plates to slide and the side edges 9 of the plates canbe held tight against each other. The malleable nature of the aluminummakes the peening easy and solidly holds the plates in place. Othermalleable metals may be used.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A house number, a frame comprising a ring having on its front facetwo parallel bars of malleable metal extending chordwise of the ring andrigid therewith, said bars having opposed slots in the opposed edges ofthe bars and open at at least one end, rectangular numeral carryingplates having opposite ends slidably received in said slots, and one ofthe lips of the slots being peened against the plates to solidly anchorthe plates in place.

2. A house number, a frame comprising a ring having on its front facetwo parallel bars of malleable metal extending chordwise of the ring andrigid therewith, said bars being cast integral with the ring, said barshaving opposed slots in the opposed edges of the bars and open at atleast one end, rectangular numeral carrying plates having opposite endsslidably received in said slots, and the back lips of the slots beingpeened against the back surface of the plates to solidly anchor theplates in place.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,198,184 Stack Apr. 23, 1940

